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A love letter to single parents: WMU alum publishes poetry collection

College of Arts and Sciences

… A love letter to single parents: WMU alum publishes poetry collection … of place, he also touches upon parts of life that aren’t often discussed: Collard writes about being a low-income … low-income person,” says Collard. “It's really about me and my son and is this kind of love letter to single parents on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74346

New book examines history and impact of Agent Orange

News

… New book examines history and impact of Agent Orange Submitted by Deanne … interviews to disentangle conflicting claims and evaluate often ambiguous evidence. He shows that the impact of Agent Orange has been global in its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2787

Walker Institute’s new director ‘stands on business’ with youth community outreach 

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… Walker Institute’s new director ‘stands on business’ with youth … “I want to amplify that and let people know what we do, and how we can support them within the local Kalamazoo … youth, and teachers.  “I knew that this work was close to my prior research,” says Nightengale-Lee. “This position is …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/10/lewis-walker-nightengale-lee

Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena

W Magazine

… turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena Submitted by Erin Flynn on Rajeev "Raj" Singh, BS '91, founded … the shining star on his high school football team, he’s shown brilliance as a CEO that surpasses bursts of speed or … of professors would have been so invested or checked in so often, especially not for some random kid who came in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75128

The spirit of adventure

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… The spirit of adventure Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … his interview, Good reflects on his time at WMU, discusses how he successfully built an award-winning grain-to-glass … What was the most valuable part of your experience at WMU? My graduate program. The MEM program drew connections …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48055

Engineering student designs her future at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Engineering student designs her future at WMU Submitted by … available at Western.    “It was terrifying seeing how large the school was and it was tough to imagine making … was able to go into the older files and find the design for my car that I drive. It was kind of a full circle moment,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75588

Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo

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… students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students from … did they say the central challenge facing the state is? How to get more young people to want to be here and stay … help propagate the idea that Kalamazoo is cool and that you should make it a definite choice when you graduate and start …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403

Volunteer experience feeds student's passion to help others

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… Volunteer experience feeds student's passion to help others Submitted by … had no idea the impact it would have on her.  "I never knew how many people were so passionate and caring about their … of giving back to your community is something everyone should experience. You can take it and apply it to any of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53331

Food marketing students soar to second place at national university case competition

Haworth College of Business

… Food marketing students soar to second place at national university … The students participating on the presentation team often met three to four times per week to share ideas and … others is quite an accomplishment. I am incredibly proud of how our team did in the competition." Industry professionals …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52530

Keith Watkins

First-Year Faces

… Keith Watkins Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, … the kid that wanted to take things apart to figure out how they worked,” he says. “And over time, it slowly developed… The question was always on my mind: How do people design things?” As he started to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59543